Meaning of CLARIFY
Pronunciation: | | 'klaru`fI
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- [v] make clear by removing impurities or solids, as by heating; "clarify the butter"; "clarify beer"
- [v] make clear and (more) comprehensible; "clarify the mystery surrounding her death"
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| Synonyms: | | clear up, elucidate |
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| Antonyms: | | obfuscate | |
| See Also: | | alter, change, clear, crystalise, crystalize, crystallise, crystallize, demystify, dilate, disambiguate, elaborate, enlarge, enlighten, expand, expatiate, explain, explicate, exposit, expound, flesh out, illuminate, lucubrate, shed light on, sort out, straighten out | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Clar"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clarified}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Clarifying}.] [F. clarifier, from L. clarificare;
clarus clear + facere to make. See {Clear}, and {Fact}.]
1. To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter;
to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or
sirup. ``Boiled and clarified.'' --Ure.
2. To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or
illuminate.
To clarify his reason, and to rectify his will.
--South.
3. To glorify. [Obs.]
Fadir, clarifie thi name. --Wyclif (John
ii. 28).
\Clar"i*fy\, v. i.
1. To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free
from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under
clarification.
2. To grow clear or bright; to clear up.
Whosoever hath his mind fraught with many thoughts,
his wits and understanding do clarify and break up
in the discoursing with another. --Bacon.
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Computing Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | A software vendor, specialising in Customer Relationship Management software. Nortel Networks sold Clarify to Amdocs in 2002. Home. |
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